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QuoteWisdom is not a product ofschooling but of thelifelong attempt to acquireit Albert Einstein

Editorial

Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness. Mostlyasymptomatic in the beginning, patients often do not seek eye care at an earlystage. Vision loss and blindness from diabetes can often be prevented through earlydetection and timely treatment. Patients with diabetes approach their physicians forguidance in managing all aspects of the disease. Recently, on the occasion of WorldDiabetes Week, programmes were arranged by Aravind - Theni to create awarenessabout the disease.

It is very difficult to come across artists who pursue art for the sake of art and notfor any monetary benefits or fame. Perumalda was such a talented artist who nevergot into limelight. He was trained in Shantiniketan, university founded by the NobelLaureate Rabindranath Tagore. Perumalda was closely associated with Aravind andhad donated many of his rare sketches to the organization. To commemorate hisbirth centenary, Aravind – Madurai hosted a three-day exhibition of his paintings,which was well-received by the public.

Auroutsav, the biennial event to bring out staff taelents was conducted with greatfervor across the Aravind centres. As usual, this time too, the programme left theaudience as well as the participants with unforgettable and fun-filled memories. Theentire event paved way for a better understanding and team work amongst theemployees.

News about these and many more feature in this issue.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

Young Achievers AwardAravind – Pondicherry, November 21

Dr.Sabyasachi Sengupta, Vitreoretinal consultant, Aravind - Pondicherry received YoungAchievers Award by at the 40th Annual Conference of Vidharbha Ophthalmic Society held atChandrapur. Dr.Sengupta also presented a lecture titled Current and Future Concepts inScreening for Diabetic Retinopathy.

The award recognizes substantial contribution to Indian Ophthalmology by an Ophthalmologistunder the age of 40. Academic excellence during post-graduation studies and publications inscientific literature are the main criteria for selecting a young ophthalmologist for this award.

NEWS AND EVENTS

World Diabetes Day Celebrations

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Aravind – Theni, November 14

On the occasion of the World Diabetes Day, Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni in collaboration with Nalam Hospital, Theniand local physicians in Cumbum conducted a mega diabetes detection and diabetic retinopathy screening camp. Thecamp was inaugurated by Mr.N.Ramakrishnan M.A., M.L.A Cumbum in the presence of Dr.P.NamperumalsamyChairman - Emeritus, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai and Lion Mr.Gopalakrishna Raja, Past District Governor 324 -B.The camp saw an outpatient turnout of 398. Of these, 200 were diabetics and 16 were found to have DR.

Orthoptics Decoded: A Symposium on Basics and Advances inStrabismus and Nystagmus - Evaluation and ManagementAravind – Madurai, October 31-November 1

The science of Orthoptics and recent advances in the realm of binocular vision and strabismus presents a formidablechallenge to ophthalmologists and orthoptists. A sound knowledge of systematic orthoptic work-up and non- surgicalintervention is required to fill the lacunae in the practise of Strabismology.

Paediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus clinic at Aravind - Madurai organized the symposium that aimed atexploring advancing research, providing up-to-date content in the field of orthoptics, giving the delegates anopportunity to share ideas and experiences as well as assimilating new scientific skills. It also emphasized onadvancements in the diagnosis and management of Nystagmus.

Faculty included Daisy Godts, Chief Orthoptist, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium; Zoran Pejic, Orthoptist andVision Deficiency Specialist, Orthovision Pvt Ltd, Singapore; Matt J Dunn, Deputy Director & Optometrist, ResearchUnit for Nystagmus, Cardiff University, UK; Leen Staelens, Optometrist, Eye Clinic Deurne, Belgium; Rizwana,Optometrist, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai; Arnab Banerjee, Orthoptist, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata; andPremkumar Singh, HOD, Optometry, Dr.Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi. Close to 240 participants attended.

CME on Instruments Care and MaintenanceSalem, October 31 – November 1

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Hosted by Aravind – Salem, the CME was meant for all the technicians of Aravind Eye Care System. A total of 20participants from attended. Participants found the sessions extremely useful.

Auro Utsav 2015Aravind, November

Every two year Aravind organizes cultural-sports-literary competitions across its centres for its staff and employees.Staff belonging to different cadres right from the Chairman to the last grade worker were divided into 5 groups thatrepresented different landscapes - Mullai, Marudham, Neidhal, Paalai and Kurinji. Close to 30 events were conductedfor the staff to showcase their talents.

AuroUtsav paved the way for the staff to come together plan, prepare and proceed through ground breaking ideas topresent their talents. Winners were awarded prizes.

Moments of RelaxationAravind – Tirunelveli, October 31- November 1

MLOP and Admin staff members with morethan 10 years of experience were taken ona two day tour to Tirupathi, Vellore Goldentemple and Tiruvannamalai temple. Staffenjoyed a good darshan of the deities.

CPE for Audiovisual and DTP StaffAravind – Madurai, November 20-21

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A continuing professional education programme was organized for the staff of audiovisual and DTP departmentsacross the centres. A total of 15 participants attended. Mr.Mike Myers facilitated the programme. The sessionsfocused on product/portrait photography as well as the use of Illustrator software.

Inauguration of Sedapatti Vision CentreSedapatti, November 27

Aravind - Madurai opened its latest vision centre at Sedapatti. Dr.M.Srinivasan inaugurated the centre. Seniorgovernment officials and community leaders were also present. On the inaugural day, the centre saw 104 patients.

Exhibition of Artworks of PerumaldaAravind – Madurai, November 27-29

Artist Perumalda was an admirer of Aravind and had a long association with the organization as a patient of DrG.Natchiar. When he passed away he left the bulk of his art collection to Aravind!!This year marks his birth centenary

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and Aravind-Madurai organised an exhibition along with other forms of art immersion. Perumal Da's art exhibitionattracted thousands of students and admirers, from the city. Eminent artists like Trotsky Maruthu, M.G.RafficAhamed, Manohar Devadas, Babu, Ramanan, Ravi Baskar, Ravikumar (Sri Rasaa) were invited for the art discussionsand they involved in demonstration sessions, also. M.G.Raffic did a beautiful demo and presented that painting tothe Aravind Eye Hospital. Drawing competitions were held for school children and staff of Aravind. At the artcompetition held for the staff members, Mr.S.Nagarajan, Polymer Division of Aurolab won 3rd prize.

Hospital Day CelebrationsAravind – Salem, November 28

Aravind - Salem celebrated its 4th Hospital day with a host of programmes. The event was presided over by Dr.Kim,Chief Medical Officer, AEH-Madurai, Ln.Mr.Sekar, Chairman - Sight First Scheme Dt. 324B2, Dr.Suresh, SeniorNeurologist, Neuro Foundation Hospital, Salem & Dr.B.Manohar Babu, Chief Medical Officer, AEH-Salem.

Opening of New Block RoomAravind – Tirunelveli, November 30

At Aravind - Tirunelveli, new blockroom was inaugurated byDr.R.Ramakrishnan.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED ELSEWHERE

MANCH SummitLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, November 14

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MANCH is a social enterprise summit organized by the UP government since 2014 with the aim of identifying andsupporting innovative solutions that will address social problems. These solutions will be provided support from UPgovernment to scale across UP. This time Aravind’s vision centre model was selected along with 25 institutions thatcan address social problems. Out of 26, 7 organizations were selected to present their innovations in the presence ofChief Minister, Shri Akilesh Yadhav, Chief Secretary and other senior government officials on November 14.Mr.A.Mohammed Gowth – Faculty, LAICO represented Aravind Eye Care System and made a presentation on visioncentres. The meeting was also attended by local corporates who were interested to support the cause as part ofcorporate social responsibility. Aravind’s vision centre model has already been selected by UP Government toimplement in 5 districts namely Agra, GB Nagar, Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Allahabad.

Annual Conference of Kerala Society of Ophthalmic SurgeonsTrivandrum, November 28

Dr.Usha Kim- Cosmetic lid surgeries.

14th FAOBMA Congress & 84th Annual meeting of SBC (I)Current Excitements in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology forAgriculture and MedicineHyderabad, November 27-30

Dr.P.Sundaresan- Ocular diseases gene discovery

CME programme - Advances in Ophthalmic Clinical & SurgicalPracticesGovt.Rajaji hospital, Madurai, November 28

Dr.P.Vijayalakshmi- Prevention of blindness due to ROP

LAICO HAPPENINGS

Needs Assessment Visits to Hospitals in ChattisgarhChattisgarh, November 22-30

Dr.V.Rahul and Mr.Mohammed Gowth made a needs assessment visit t Christian Fellowship Hospital, Rajnandgaonand BIRDS Eye Hospital, Jagdalpur.

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Training Programme for Province wise Directors andOphthalmologistsLao PDR, November 24-26

Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram and Ms.Ushalini Rasiah were invited as faculty for training programme for Province-wiseDirectors and Ophthalmologists in Lao PDR. Trainees from seven provinces attended the programme arranged byFred Hollows Foundation. Aravind team handled sessions on Organizational Sustainability, Service Marketing,Demand Generation and Quality assurance. The team also visited National Ophthalmic Centre.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Enrolments for November 2015 at Aravind Eye Care System

Course titleTrainingCentre

Enrolments forSeptember 2015

Long Term Fellowship Programmes - For Ophthalmologists

General OphthalmologyMadurai 2

Coimbatore 1

Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens Surgery Madurai 1

Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists

Phacoemulsification

Madurai 2

Coimbatore 1

Pondicherry 2

Tirunelveli 1

Small Incision Cataract SurgeryMadurai 1

Tirunelveli 1

Neuro Ophthalmology Madurai 1

Lasers in Diabetic RetinopathyMadurai 2

Coimbatore 2

Short Term Courses - For Paramedicals

Training for Ocularist Madurai 2

Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses

Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye CareServices 38th Batch

Pondicherry 6

Microbiology Courses - Non Clinical Courses

Workshop on Mycology & Ocular Microbiology Madurai 19

PUBLICATIONS

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Rose-Nussbaumer J, Prajna NV, Tiruvengada Krishnan, Jeena Mascarenhas, Revathi R, Srinivasan M, AnitaRaghavan, Oldenburg CE, O'Brien KS, Ray KJ, Porco TC, McLeod SD, Acharya NR, Keenan JD, Lietman TM;Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial Group.Risk factors for low vision related functioning in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial: a randomised trialcomparing natamycin with voriconazole.Br J Ophthalmol. 2015 Nov 3. [Epub] Article View

Venkatesh R, van Landingham SW, Khodifad AM, Haripriya A, Thiel CL, Ramulu P, Robin AL. Carbon footprint and cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery. Current Opin Ophthalmol. 2015 Nov 13. [Epub] Article View

Chakrabarty L, Joshi GD, Chakravarty A, Raman GV, Krishnadas SR, Sivaswamy J. Automated Detection ofGlaucoma from Topographic Features of the Optic Nerve Head in Color Fundus Photographs. J Glaucoma. 2015 Nov 17. [Epub] Article View

Usha, Kim R, Bhagwati W, Lalitha Prajna.Primary canaliculitis: The incidence, clinical features, outcome and long-term epiphora after snip-punctoplastyand curettage. Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct-Dec;29(4):274-277 Article View

Harshey KB, Karthik S, Ramakrishnan R, Kim R.Unilateral Crystalline Vitreoretinopathy: A Rare Entry Associated with Intraocular Inflammation.Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2015 Dec P-1-4 Article View

MONTHLY PATIENT STATISTICS

November - 2015

Hospitals Madurai Theni Tirunelveli Coimbatore Pondicherry Dindigul Tirupur Salem Udumalpet Tuticorin Total

HOSPITAL OUT-PATIENT VISITS

Paying (New &Review)

40,333 6,239 20,100 27,640 15,740 4,427 3,391 8,318 2,194 3,901 1,32,283

Free (Directwalk-in)

9,862 1,307 4,989 8,238 4,640 11 498 455 772 543 31,315

OUTREACH OUT PATIENTS

Regular EyeCamps

4,501 1,066 3,385 4,176 1,804 NA NA 1,110 NA 436 16,478

DiabeticRetinopathycamps

527 87 478 1,300 647 NA NA NA NA NA 3,039

RefractionCamps

74 66 883 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1,023

MobileRefraction Unit

NA NA NA 1,458 NA NA NA 204 NA NA 1,662

SchoolScreeningcamps

1,465 214 1,032 2,719 4,490 NA NA NA NA NA 9,920

PaediatricCamps

NA 223 NA 1,000 622 NA NA NA NA NA 1,845

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Vision Centres 12,868 4,466 6,764 2,704 3,357 NA NA NA 931 NA 31,900

CommunityEye Clinics

3,388 1,596 2,132 NA NA NA 810 NA NA NA 7,116

Total OPExaminations

73,018 15,264 39,763 49,235 31,300 4,438 4,699 10,087 3,897 4,880 2,36,581

SURGERIES

Paying 1,679 249 1,161 960 420 83 96 289 65 90 5,092

Free (Direct) 1,296 139 789 1,011 295 35 88 59 90 57 3,859

Camp 821 151 548 1,209 292 NA 23 225 NA 27 3,296

TotalSurgeries

3,796 539 2,498 3,180 1,007 118 207 573 155 174 12,247

Note: NA - Not Applicable

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